Mark 11:15-16

[15] And they come to Jerusalem: and went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats that sold doves; [16] And not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

What is the context of Mark 11:15-16?

Confrontation in the Temple over Money (Mark 11:15-19 true)
Jesus Cleanses the Temple (Mark 11:15-19 true)
The Cleansing of the Temple (Mark 11:15-19 true)
Cleansing the Temple Complex (Mark 11:15-19 true)
Jesus Clears the Temple (Mark 11:15-25 true)
Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple (Mark 11:15-26 true)
Jesus Drives Moneychangers from the Temple (Mark 11:15-26 true)
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts .( J .) .( K .) .( L .) (Mark 11:12-25 true)

What does Mark 11:15-16 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

A market atmosphere existed in the court of the Gentiles, the outermost courtyard within the temple enclosure (Gr. hieron, cf. Mark 11:17). During Passover season pilgrims could buy sacrificial animals and change their money on the Mount of Olives, so there was no need to set up facilities to do these things in the temple courtyard, which Caiaphas had done. ^[1] Jesus" literal housecleaning represented His authority as Messiah to clean up the corrupt nation of Israel. Mark 11:16, unique in Mark , shows the extent to which Jesus went in purifying the temple. By doing this, Jesus was acting as a faithful servant of the Lord and demonstrating zeal for God"s honor.

"The court of the Gentiles should have been a place for praying, but it was instead a place for preying and paying." ^[2]